3 100U vs Pentium G620

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2906	1092
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.43	13.12
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency	0.46	21.50
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date	22 May 2011 (14 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

3 100U has 77% better value for money than Pentium G620.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	2
Efficient-cores	no data	4
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	55 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory size	32 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G620 and Core 3 100U.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	7.58
Recency	22 May 2011	8 January 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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